31x18 oil on panel

Standing in the mystery, not knowing and not needing to know;

nevertheless, allowing ourselves to dance with our devils.

Springville Museum of Art Spring Salon Honorable Mention

14x11 each oil on panel

45x33 oil on panel

The Pardon in Perception is patterned after Dagnan-Bouveret’s The Pardon in Brittany, one of my favorite paintings in the Met. It depicts an annual procession of penitence where the parishioners walk an ancient path, ending at the place of pardon. In the mise en scène, the penitent parishioners ignore two beggars as they march, focused on their own thoughts of redemption. My version has variations of me on a path of seeking enlightenment. To collect the spiritual light that imparts wisdom, I must confront, question, and deconstruct each of the rules that the first half of life gave me. This second half of life is an epic journey of sifting and sorting through what we have been given while simultaneously offering generosity to our inner child and continually trying to love those around us in the eternal now.